Plowpoint



w. 0. DOUGLASS.. PLOW POINT.

APPLICATION FILED APR, 14. I92!- 1,420,024. Patented June 20, 1922.,

WILLIAM 0.. DOUGLASS. OF BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA;

PLOVT POINT.

Application filed April 14:, 1921. Serial No. 461,222.

To all whom it may concern:

ie it known. that l, W ILLIAM O. DonoLAss, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident oi? Broken Arrow, in the county of Tulsa andState of Uklahoina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlowpoints; and I do hereby declare the following to be a lull, clear.and exact description oli the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements .111 plow points and moreparticularly to such as may be en'iployed in the repalr or wornshares,one object ot the invention being to provide a plow point whichshall be so constructed that blanks For a number of points may beeconomically out From a suitable plate of metal.

A ilurther object is to construct a plow point in such manner that itmay be readily welded to a plow share and replace a point which may havebecome worn.

A further object is to provide a simple and ellicient welded plow pointand share structure.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features as hereinafter lorth and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure l is a view showing a plow shareand my improved point to be welded thereto; Figure 2 is a similar viewshowing the point partially applied to the share. and Figure 3 a viewshowing the point fully applied to the share.

1 represents a plow share comprising a blade or body portion 2 and alandside memher 3. lhe plow share may be provided at its forward endwith a tapering tongue lwhich projects tor the most part, from thelandside member 3 and forwardly beyond the 'l orward end 5 oi the bladeportion of the share. To a plow share thus formed my improved point 5%secured by welding.

The point comprises a body or lade portion 9 which may be made taperingor wedge-shaped from the end 10 to the end 1'1, and at the end 10 ofsaid body portion 9, a shank 12 is provided said shank being located ator near one side edge of the body portion 9 and projecting rearwardlyfrom the same, and at the juncture Off said shank with the body portion9, a shoulder 13 1s located and lidrms a. continuation of the end 10 ofthe body portion 9. A number of blanks for making points 8 may be cutfrom a plateot metal without waste.

in applying the point to the share the shank 12 will be placed againstthe under face of the tapering tongue 4 and will be secured in place bywelding. The point 8 will then be bent (on'the line of the shank, seeFigure 2) and made to overlie the tongue l and the end 11 of the bodyportion 9 will be caused to extend to the end 5 of the blade of theshare where it will be welded, said weld extending the full extent ofthe end ll of the point body and the portion of said point body whichoverlies the upper face of the tongue at may be welded to the latter.The exposed races of the point will be made to properly align with thecontiguous portions of the members of the share and the end 10 of thebody 9 of the device will be reduced in any suitable manner to provide acutting edge 14 "for the applied point as shown in Figure 3.

If desired the point 8 may be bent and finished to the shape shown inFigure 3 prior to being applied and welded to the share.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

l. A plow point comprising a body portion and a siiank, said bodyportion tapering "from its juncture with the shank, and said shank beingin line with one edge of the body portion and ofiset with respect to theopposite edge and one face of said body.

2. The combination with a plow share comprising a blade member. and aland side member having a forwardly tapering tongue of a pointcomprising a body portion and a shank, said body portion tapering fromits juncture with the shank and said shank being in line with one edgeof the body portion and offset with respect to the opposite edgethereol, said body portion or the point overlying said tongue and saidshank underlying said tongue, said point being. welded to the share.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM O. DOUGLASS.

Witnesses i F. S. Hum), Frrz C. HURD.

